ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's power minister resigned on Tuesday, the presidency said, two months before preferred bidders were due to be announced for state assets in a privatisation process aimed at overhauling the ailing electricity sector.
"President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has accepted the resignation with immediate effect of the Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji," a statement from the presidency said.
(Reporting by Joe Brock; Additional reporting by Afolabi Sotunde; Editing by Louise Ireland)